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No, The Big Link isn't some colon-busting Jimmy Dean breakfast deal... Just a bunch of carefully researched sites that help in some way to satisfy Lou's passionate primal needs. You should satisfy yours, too.

The Kid from Brooklyn - He's hilarious, which is a good thing, because if you don't find him hilarious, you get the feeling that he'll kill you.

I Am With You Always - 50 year-old Larry Van Pelt (no relation to Lucy and Linus) awoke from a dream in which the Lord instructed him to take art lessons, and then to devote his life to a portfolio of illustrations showing how Jesus is alwas there right by your side, no matter what you're doing...scary as that may sound.

Wishbook Web - The generous brainchild of Jason Liebig and company. Over 6,000 beautifully-scanned pages (!!!) of Christmas mail order catalogs -- from a 1944 Wards on up to a 1985 Sears. Screw MOMA and the Whitney... this is the Museum of 20th Century Art.

Warner Bros. Filmography and Title Card Gallery - Every Warner Bros. cartoon title card from 1929 to 1964! An incredible accomplishment from Dave Mackey.

Steven Hill's Movie Title Pages - A lettering-design maniac's wet dream! Over 4,500 exquisite screen captures of classic motion picture opening titles from the past nine decades.

Who2 ? - Totally addictive text-heavy site, boiling over with snoopy curious info about... well, anybody!

ZeFrank - How to dance properly, the complex art of toilet paper fashion, web noises all day long... and one hell of a frightening napkin! Plan on staying here a long time.

Lab Safety Supply, Inc. - As a mad scientist, you're probably wondering... "How can I stay mad and still look as cool as DEVO?"

Eugene Mirman - Get out the Kleenex and start laughing. He also knows jujitsu.

Infiltration - The exploration of urban places you're not supposed to visit, and how to get there. Often harrowing accounts and how-to's on the acquired art of trespassing.

Filmfax - Basically, this is my favorite magazine, and has been for years. It's just the web site, but it'll give you an idea. Lots of juicy stuff about alternative Golden Age Hollywood.

Engrish - Will produce you young party happily and exceedingly!

The Farmer's Almanac of Celebrity Worth - That's what fametracker.com calls itself. Plan on spending most of the afternoon here, and don't miss "Hey! It's THAT Guy!"

Rides-4-U - Can't decide what to do with that large back yard, now that the kids are moved out? How about a used double-loop roller coaster for around 700,000 bucks. On a budget? Consider a modest 1970 Rock-O-Plane ride, then.

Ingredient X - Spielberg Shmieberg! Have a good time instead watching "Tales of Mere Existence"... entertainment at its finest.

TV Party - For all you vidiots out there in the vast wasteland.

Animation of Heaven & Hell in 3-D - featuring Tim Fitzpatrick's quirky obsession with as much as he can find out about the obscure world of animated puppet films by Art Clokey, George Pal and others. QuickTime clips included.

Forrest J Ackerman's Wide Webbed World - direct from Horrorwood, Karloffornia! Tour the Ackermuseum with the creator of Famous Monsters of Filmland.

 

Mick Haggerty - A graphical genius and a giant influence on my work.

Michael Doret - When it comes to doing what Michael does, first there's Michael, and then there's the rest of us.

Randall Enos - A bottomless source of honest hilarity. I've never been able to even sit next to him without laughing.

Art Frahm - The amazing pin-ups of Art Frahm, an illustrator from the 50's who devoted his work to falling women's underpants. Thanks to the fertile web site of James Lileks.

Peter Hoey - A man walks, a rabbit blinks, music throbs. The artistic vision of Pacific Coin-Op Studio... as alluring as any Madame LaRue fortune telling machine.

Daniel Pelavin's Robot Page - Danny's stunning compilation of mechanical men by 52 different artists.

Bud Peen - Snappy snazzy art, monster cards, and really wonderful furniture.

Elwood Smith - "It's in the flex of the nib!" says Elwood. And a whole matinee of movies to boot.

Bob Staake - Lots and lots of "Bob" things to keep you busy.

Nancy Stahl - Beautiful art baked to perfection, and knitting taken far beyond Aunt Bea's.

Gary Taxali - Happy peanuts, cranky clowns, and other fine works.

Clare Vanacore - In case you're wondering about who the babe is that puts up with me all the time, check out why I've often allowed her to tell me, "The hell with Las Vegas... let's go out in the desert and photograph that hydroelectric generator!"

Brian Zick - Magical stuff from the fertile mind of illustrator Brian Zick... including wonderful things to print out and actually use!